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Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference 2008 October 21 st , 2008

Gain insights into managing occupational health and safety in Canada, the legal requirements, sector-specific challenges, and the role of internal responsibility systems. Learn why it's crucial for your business.

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Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference 2008 October 21 st , 2008

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  1. Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference 2008October 21st, 2008 The Fundamentals of the OH&S Act and Managing Occupational Health and Safety Vic Pakalnis, P.Eng., M.Eng., MBA Director – Special Projects Ontario Ministry of Labour vic.pakalnis@ontario.ca

  2. Managing Occupational Health & Safety • Introductions • Expectations • Health and Safety in Canada Vic Pakalnis - Ont. Ministry of Labour - 2007

  3. Top 10 Reasons Why You Need To Know How To Manage Occupational Health And Safety Vic Pakalnis - Ont. Ministry of Labour - 2007

  4. Top 10 Reasons Why You Need To Know How To Manage Occupational Health And Safety • Because it’s the law! • What you don’t know can hurt you and it can kill you! • Because it makes good business sense • Because you want to know your rights and responsibilities • Because it’s part of your job and you want to keep it • To avoid lawsuits • Because it’s connected to everything human resources – recruitment/retention/internal responsibility/productivity/employee engagement • To protect your company’s reputation • To avoid industrial relations disputes/grievances • Moral obligations Vic Pakalnis - Ont. Ministry of Labour - 2007

  5. Federal Inter-provincial trucking Railways Airports and airlines Banks Radio and television Telecommunications Federal public service (10% of all workplaces) Provincial/Territorial Construction Industrial Mining All sectors not in federal (90% of all workplaces) Occupational Health & Safety in Canada Overview 14 jurisdictions - 10 provinces - 3 territories - 1 federal Vic Pakalnis - Ont. Ministry of Labour - 2007

  6. National Perception • Canada • 1100 work-related fatalities • 1million workplace injuries • $6.7 billion in direct costs • $40 billion estimated total costs • (direct & indirect) • Ontario • 230 work-related fatalities • 355,000 workplace injuries • $2.9 billion in direct costs • $17 billion estimated total costs • (direct & indirect) Source: 2007 Human Resources and Social Development Canada report (Historical Summary of Occupational Accidents & Their Costs in Canada 1996-2005) Vic Pakalnis - Ont. Ministry of Labour - 2007

  7. Environmental Scan • VOLATILE LABOUR SCENE • HIGH MEDIA ATTENTION • HEALTH & SAFETY USED AS BARGAINING TOOL IN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DISPUTES • STRONG LABOUR UNIONS: CAW, USWA, OPSEU, CUPE • MANY SMALL, UNSOPHISTICATED EMPLOYERS (70% UNORGANIZED) • INADEQUATE TRAINING IN MANY INDUSTRIES • ACCIDENT RATES DECREASING • FATALITY RATES DECREASING • DISABLING INJURIES • 96% ARE SAFETY RELATED • 4% ARE HEALTH RELATED • HEALTH ISSUES - HIGH PROFILE, LONG TERM, MORE DIFFICULT TO RESOLVE • EFFECT OF FREE TRADE AND ECONOMIC REALIGNMENT Vic Pakalnis - Ont. Ministry of Labour - 2007

  8. Sector Issues Forestry _______________ Health Care _______________ Aerospace _______________ Police/Fire/Security _______________ Steel _______________ Public Institutions _______________ Automotive _______________ Education _______________ Utilities _______________ Service/Retail _______________ Manufacturing _______________ Petro-chemical _______________ Construction _______________ Mining _______________ Vic Pakalnis - Ont. Ministry of Labour - 2007

  9. Ontario Lost Time Injuries By Sector 2005* * Source: Worker Safety & Insurance Board as of October 31, 2006 Vic Pakalnis - Ont. Ministry of Labour - 2007

  10. Fatalities per 100,000 workers per year & Employment – 1976 to 2005 Vic Pakalnis - Ont. Ministry of Labour - 2007

  11. ONTARIO LOST TIME INJURIES Results: 14,649 fewer LTI over the past two years than there otherwise would have been.Ontario businesses avoiding over $960 million in costs associated with workplace injuries Vic Pakalnis - Ont. Ministry of Labour - 2007

  12. Internal Responsibility System THE INTERNAL RESPONSIBILITY SYSTEM OUTLINED IN THE OHS ACT ESTABLISHES CLEAR ROLES AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR WORKPLACE PARTIES WITH DIRECT AND CONTRIBUTORY RESPONSIBILITY FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY. Vic Pakalnis - Ont. Ministry of Labour - 2007

  13. Internal Responsibility System (cont’d) CONTRIBUTORY RESPONSIBILITY INTERNAL CONTRIBUTORY RESPONSIBILITY EXTERNAL DIRECT RESPONSIBILITY JOINT HEALTH & SAFETY COMMITTEES PRESIDENT UNIONS SAFETY DEPARTMENTS SAFETY ASSOCIATIONS MANAGER ENGINEERING DEPARTMENTS SUPERVISOR SUPPLIERS PURCHASING DEPARTMENTS WORKER WSIB Ministry of Labour Vic Pakalnis - Ont. Ministry of Labour - 2007

  14. The Partners… Farm Safety Association Municipal Health and Safety Assoc. Ontario Service Safety Alliance Industrial Accident Prevention Association Ministry of Labour Workplace Safety and Insurance Board Institute for Work & Health Transportation Safety Association of Ontario Workers Health & Safety Centre Education Safety Association of Ontario Construction safety Association of Ontario Electrical & Utilities Safety Association Health Care Health & Safety Association Mines and Aggregates Safety & Health Assoc. Ontario Forestry Safe Workplace Association Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers Pulp and Paper Health & Safety Association Vic Pakalnis - Ont. Ministry of Labour - 2007

  15. Resources On-line www.safetymanagementeducation.com - Minerva Canada’s website – case studies /contacts www.preventiondynamics.ca – links to prevention network www. prevent-it.ca – short clips of fatalities Notes and links for courses in Occupational Health and Safety in mining practice / MIR course in OHS http://www.queensu.ca/sps/people/faculty/pakalnisv/index.php

  16. Rhetoric and the art of persuasion – what once was but has been forgotten !(according to Isocrates and JC Spender) • Logos –what’s logical –what’s the business case • Ethos – what’s the right decision for the longer term in the broader context • Pathos – what’s the compassionate decision – the people dimension – empathy Vic Pakalnis - Ont. Ministry of Labour - 2007

  17. Business Results Through Health and Safety MIR- 811 Adapted from WSIB/CMA : Business Results Through Health and Safety

  18. Health and Safety Costsin Ontario cost of LTI in 1999 was $11,711 In 2007 direct costs for an LTI were $21,300In 2007, there were 300,000 persons injured , 100 died Vic Pakalnis - Ont. Ministry of Labour - 2007

  19. Business Results Through Health & Safety • If profit margin is 10%, requires $590,000 in sales to produce $59,000 of profit. • Lower costs • Improved employee relations & employee trust • Improved reliability & productivity • Improved protection from business interruption • Increased public image • Increased organizational capability *see CME CD – Business Results Through Health and Safety Vic Pakalnis - Ont. Ministry of Labour - 2007

  20. Sampling - OH&S Convictions in 2000 Vic Pakalnis - Ont. Ministry of Labour - 2007

  21. Healthy Workplaces Psychological Work Environment Physical Work Environment Healthy Habits Vic Pakalnis - Ont. Ministry of Labour - 2007

  22. WHO? WHERE? ??? WHAT? WHEN? ??? Vic Pakalnis - Ont. Ministry of Labour - 2007

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